There’s some obvious joke here about great minds, etc etc

“With Curt Schilling in danger of being supplanted as the teamâ€šÃ„Ã´s top pitcher by Dice-K, Schill pulled a Pedro and picked up the gun #45 had pointed at the Soxâ€šÃ„Ã´s front office before the â€šÃ„Ã²04 season.”
— Me, February 1, 2007

“And now that the Big Lug is back in the news again — putting a gun to the head of the Red Sox and telling them they must extend his contract before the season starts or risk losing him to free agency…”
— Dan Shaughnessy, February 2, 2007